Source Guide 180
Organic Apples, Garfield Conservatory, Chicago
Travel to Washington for a harvest of Organic Apples; An elegant conservatory as haven for plants and art, Garfield Conservatory; Dave's Favs: Helianthus, Wahlenbergia.
Travel to Washington for a Harvest of Organic Apples;Jerzy Boyz Farm.
Wynne Weinreb has been carefully growing, caring for, and hand harvesting delicious organic apples on her farm in Eastern Washington. Each apple and pear variety is picked at the peak of flavor and ripeness, carefully packed and shipped to mail-order customers and specialty markets such as Whole Foods.
But the mission of Jerzy Boyz goes beyond providing top quality handpicked organic fruit, to a commitment to sustainable practices that improve the land and surrounding environment while upholding the legacy of small family farms providing fresh produce to local and national markets. Her techniques for improving the soil and crop yield, from nitrogen fixing cover crops, to careful training and tree pruning, to integrated pest management and careful water use can be applied at home to backyard fruit trees.
You can order choice apple and pear gift boxes in season and see why
"One bite is all it takes," via mail order by visiting the Jerzy Boyz website.
Jerzy Boyz Farm
PO Box 641
Chelan, WA 98816
509-682-6269
www.jerzyboyz.com
An elegant conservatory as haven for plants and art, Garfield Conservatory, Chicago.
The massive glass conservatory was the creation of Chicago landscape designer Jens Jensen in the early 20th Century. The complex landscape garden that he created within is still one of the largest gardens under cover in the world and was the top attraction in the city for decades. Under the care of skilled horticulturists, the Garfield Park Conservatory is a center for renewal with the West Side Chicago neighborhood that surrounds it.
During our visit, the Conservatory was host to a group of playful and fantastic mosaic covered sculptures by Nikki de Saint Phalle.
The Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Avenue
Chicago, IL 60624
312-746-5100
www.garfield-conservatory.org
Special thanks to Zvez Kubat, City of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, and the staff of the Chicago Park District
While in Chicago, Dave and the crew were guests of the Talbott Hotel.
In the heart of Chicago's Gold Coast, the Talbott stands as a soothing, comfortable oasis in the cultural and business center that is Chicago.
The Talbott Hotel
20 E. Delaware Place
Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-TALBOTT
www.thetalbott.com
Dave's Favs
Plants seen on today's show are available at ndependent garden retailers throughout the country and from select sources listed below:
Helianthus maximilianii 'Santa Fe', Maximillian Sunflower
High Country Gardens
2902 Rufina St.
Santa Fe, NM 87507
800-925-9387
www.highcountrygardens.com
Wahlenbergia krebsii
Annie's Annuals
740 Market Ave.
Richmond, CA
510-215-1681
www.anniesannuals.com
Additional plants seen today courtesy of Monrovia Growers
Please visit the Monrovia website for a list of retailer garden centers that offer fine handcrafted Monrovia plants.
Mt. Rainier Greenhouse by Sunshine Garden House
Water Feature Design by:
Aquascape, Inc.
www.aquascapeinc.com
Constructed by
Alliance Land and WaterScapes
2173 San Miguel Canyon Rd.
Prunedale, CA 93907
1-888-MY-USA-POND
www.alliancewaterscapes.com
Rock and gravel used for this project provided by:
Graniterock, Monterey Peninsula Concrete, and Building Supplies
1755 Del Monte Blvd.
Seaside, CA 93955
831-392-3700
www.graniterock.com
Additional information sources for today’s show were provided by Pacific Horticulture.
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